The Navy and Marines will introduce random breath tests of personnel on duty as part of a broader health-and-safety push, Nathan Hodge reports on Lunch Break. (Photo: Getty Images)

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I ... I ... daily controversy list some of the troops what is the what is the decision I was the thinking behind this decision ... like this is part of just the bigger fraud Bush to ... you increase safety and the well-being of the Navy in the Marine Corps after decades of war ... and that's the way the leadership is really selling it this is this is the way ... to keep the Marines and an AP ... ready for deployment ... even as the wars in Iraq to defend it and the war Iraq and Afghanistan prepares to wind down kick in when and how will these tests to be conducted ... bratwurst the learning a little bit of the de tails but so what we found out yesterday was that for instance I share ... when some the sailor show up for duty all actually have to below breathalyzer test for staying ... and other members of the Kirkeby selected a random for breathalyzer test ... with the military services already do testing for illegal drugs that this is gonna be a new step and ... handed out for some people were were the little bit about to know when I'll what happens if you were outstanding nine four ... what happens become the new the flow of positive on the breathalyzer this this this certainly can be a little bit of pop ... bought it could be aam ... to be difficult ... now what about the Air Force and army did they had a similar testing and ... when we check with them neither the army we nor the airports that are currently does anything like this ... aam of of course there's more to point out the troops in the field you know in Iraq and Afghanistan ... I have been under what's called the Journal of the number one that means that they're not allowed to drink up all ... of them so what were talking about is what happens we are back at home station essentially ... so here this is the aam you know what the questions that was asked by reporters is this going because of an imposition after the wars are ... over of more of a comparison mentality or rules culture ... after a decade of combat and of course the leadership is that you know the troops affirmed the right to blow off steam ... they want them to do it in response to Fashion ... Batista be clear the testing will only occur when they are actively on duty is that right they tend to write or not to be going up person and making people to breathalyzer test or is it like that but what they said with the leadership is sad is that ... when they look a lot of the other problems that they've had with personnel whether to the liking of domestic abuse of a third suicide there very often find that alcohol has been a factor all these problems ... so this is something that they really want to reinforce that they want people to get to ... drink ... Street if they're allowed to those of the age that you have a responsible fashion Tice imposter medics the stress syndrome us for a play into this and some of the concerns that perhaps people will be drinking more are drinking more ... tea to simply help calm ... right I mean in the Army for instance that you mentioned there are there's much more mindfulness about the problems the poster matic stress traumatic brain injury ... this is a lot more attention to the screening and things like that ... NERA was very it the alarm by a rise in suicide starting around two thousand and five ... so in all services and taken to for approaches to try to ... find ways to better Air Force ... began after this the decade of prolonged combat with repeated medications and very quickly what will the punishments be if they are called ... ice it's not just get their drinking all that there has to be a certain level of blood alcohol ... of content level in their blood is that right ... right I mean they're talking about basically this is was and what can I mean it's not illegal to it's not something that would Mr. ago when your record ... this is the windscreen people to repent of the tool ... to find out you know that they're on duty that they should not duty and then they could be taken off duty ... and I'm sure